
Naso lituratus
Pacific Orange-spine Unicornfish
As recorded: Naso lituratus (Forster, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen
- Date
- September 22, 1965
- Locality
- Oahu; Waikiki; Queen's Surf Beach
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Depth
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 22, 1965, G.R. Allen also collected 11 other specimens.
Naso lituratus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,973 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
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2026-10-25
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2026-10-25
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2026-10-24
Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID
(c) Rafi Nugraha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
North Pacific Ocean, Kailua-Kona, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-21
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Naso lituratus. BPBM 9288. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37638888. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/9288.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37638888 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
